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威尼斯人娱乐场 Hosts 7th Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Sept. 26
Press Release 路 Thursday, September 12, 2013

Roger Cohen to introduce 10th anniversary screening of "Berga: Soldiers of Another War"

Washington, D.C. --- The Charles Guggenheim Center for Documentary Film at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 will present a special program and screening of the late Charles Guggenheim's film, Berga: Soldiers of Another War, on Thursday, September 26, at 7 p.m., in the William G. McGowan Theater of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building in Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees should use the Special Events entrance at Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW. 听

听This event, the seventh annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute Program, is made possible in part by the Foundation for the 威尼斯人娱乐场. 听

In 2003, Charles Guggenheim's final film, Berga: Soldiers of Another War (85 minutes) first aired on public television. To commemorate this important film's 10th anniversary, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 will screen this extraordinary story of 350 American soldiers, taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge, who were caught in the tragedy of the Holocaust and forced to work alongside slave laborers from Nazi concentration camps. 听Roger Cohen, writer for the New York Times and author of Soldiers and Slaves: American POWs Trapped by the Nazis' Final Gamble, will introduce the screening. A book signing will follow the program.

Background
This was a deeply personal story for Guggenheim, who served in World War II as a soldier in the 106th Infantry Division. Many of his comrades were among those captured by the Nazis and imprisoned at Berga, a satellite of the notorious concentration camp at Buchenwald where they suffered harrowing atrocities as slave laborers. Guggenheim escaped this fate; he had remained stateside with a debilitating infection during the final months of the war.听 He later tried to find a friend from this Division but learned he had died in captivity in a German salt mine. The salt mine turned out to be the slave labor camp at Berga, which Guggenheim confirmed in War Crimes Trial documents located at the 威尼斯人娱乐场.听 For this film, Guggenheim found 124 survivors and witnesses; 40 agreed to be interviewed. 听

Berga: Soldiers of Another War was the final work in Charles Guggenheim's long and distinguished career. 听He wrote and directed the film, and, because of his personal connection to the story, also narrated in the first person for the first and only time in his career. 听
While completing the film, Guggenheim faced a heroic battle of his own with terminal cancer and died six weeks after the film was finished.

To verify the date and times of the programs, the public should call the Public Programs Line at: (202) 357-5000, or view the Calendar of Events on the web at: http://www.archives.gov/calendar.听 The 威尼斯人娱乐场 is fully accessible.听 To request an accommodation for a public program, email public.program@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 two weeks prior to the event.听 To contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场, please call 202 357-5000 or 1-86-NARA-NARA (TDD) 301-837-0482.听 威尼斯人娱乐场 Exhibit Hours are 10 AM-5:30 PM. 听

The Charles Guggenheim Center for Documentary Film at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 was established in 2004 in honor of the four-time Oscar庐- winner and past president of the Foundation for the 威尼斯人娱乐场. The Center's mission is to advance public understanding of the process, challenges, and social impact of documentary filmmaking and to promote the education of young people and professionals. The Center is both a living legacy of an internationally acclaimed producer and director and an extension of America's premier resource for documentary film research.

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration is an independent Federal agency that preserves and shares with the public records that trace the story of our nation, government, and the American people. From the Declaration of Independence to accounts of ordinary Americans, the holdings of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 directly touch the lives of millions of people. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 carries out its mission through a nationwide network of archives, records centers, and Presidential Libraries, and online at .

The Foundation for the 威尼斯人娱乐场 is an independent nonprofit that increases public awareness of the 威尼斯人娱乐场, inspires a deeper appreciation of our country's heritage, and encourages citizen engagement in our democracy. The Foundation generates financial and creative support for 威尼斯人娱乐场 exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives, introducing America's records to people around the U.S. and the world. 听()

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